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'A Beautiful Planet' Offers an Astronaut's-Eye View of Earth


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It's 7:30 a.m. aboard the International Space Station, and for Flight Engineer Dr. Kjell N. Lindgren, the morning routine is pretty standard. There’s breakfast, morning hygiene, a glance at the day's schedule, and a quick survey of the news and weather. And of course, drinking coffee from a zero-gravity espresso cup. All this and more is depicted in the new IMAX film A Beautiful Planet. The movie is a fascinating juxtaposition of the daily life of astronauts inside the ISS research lab, training facility and observatory, paired with breathtaking views of natural phenomena such as the aurora borealis. IMAX, in partnership with NASA, released the movie to showcase the beauty of Earth in a way that has not been captured before, while offering a...
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